Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 85, Decatur, Adams County, 11 April 1911 — Page 3

Black Suede Strapless Pumps ....are the big seller this week. Ours are made on the Hug-tite Pump last, have two-inch heels large flat bow and are undressed kid quarter lined. This smart style, sells at Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller

»o*o4K>*o*o*o*o ♦ OsOsO*O*Oil j WEATHER FORECAST I * o*o*ososo ♦ oso*o>oso4osoil Showers tonight and Wednesday; warmer. John Falk made a business trip to Fort Wayne Monday. Miss Theresa Bogner of Ft. Wayne visited here over Sunday. J. D. Nidlinger has shipped one of his fine cattle to James Kolhan of Avilla. Truant Officer A. C. Augsburger of Berne was a business visitor here yesterday. Frank Kleinhenz of Fort Wayne spent Sunday here the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kleinheni. Mrs. Homer Krick returned yesterday afternoon to Fort Wayne after a visit with her mother, Mrs. David Liby, at Preble. William Rhodenbeck of Root township was among the business callers in our city yesterday and returning to his home in the afternoon. Herbert Lachot was looking after some business this morning at Winchester in the interest of the firm of Lachot & Rice, of which he is a member.

Make Up Your Mind That you’re going to have the best shoes that money will buy Ir You 11 Get A Kneeland Oxford \ OF COURSE First |n Q uali, y Wf 1 Fh si In Style and First In Everything That makes a shoe most desireable. Scores new styles now being shown "PEOPLES & GERKEL HCSOBOBOBOIOIOOBOBOBOBOBOIOIOIS 8 I S Bowers, Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres, gg ■’ ’ 0 i o ■ c 2 I® " 2 The Bowers Realty Company has some excel- O 5 lent bargains in city property and Adams county ■ ■ farms The company would be pleased to have O vou call at its office and see its offerings. The com- < 11 Snv has plenty of five per cent money to loan on ■ ° ESnable terms. Let the Schirmeyer Abstract ■ 5 Company prepare your abstract of title. Twenty g years experience, complete records. O O ■ o 2 The Bowers Realty Co. ■ J French Quinn, Secty. g

Tom Gallogly has returned from a 'business trip to Portland. Wai Wemhoff was among the business callers at Geneva today. Miss Myrtle Plummer of Tocsin was a visitor with Charles Steele and family yesterday. The week’s series of special sermons begins this evening at the German Reformed church. Dan Beery was a business caller at Berne today in the interest of the Decatur Horse Sale company. Henry Lindenmeyer of Dixon, who was a business caller in our city Monday, has returned to his home. Mrs. M. L. Marquet of Grand Rapids, Mich, who for several days has been the gueet of her sister, Mrs. A. N. Steele, left today for her Home. Edgar Vancil, usually the leader in everything, is forced to take a back seat this time, coming in today with the measles, after nearly all the others have recovered. Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick, who had returned to the United States from their Mexican trip, and are now visiting in Texas, and who were expected home the first of the week, write that they are having the time of their life there, and have decided to stay another week. In Texas they visited with Mrs. Champer at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. D. Weiler, and also with the Numbers family.

Miss Naomi Niblick spent the day in Fort Wayne. « Miss Marcia Helm is recovering from the measles. The Henry McGill lamily is suffering from the measles. 8. E. Hite made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. John Lachot made a short business run to Berne this morning. Chris Boknecht of Allen county was here today on business. U. S. Drummond of Pleasant Mills was a business visitor here today. Mesdames Charles Hower and H. 8. Lachot spent, the day in Ft. Wayne. Mrs. Mercer of Williams Is visiting with her cousin, John Houk ,and family. Mrs. Floyd Daugherty of Ft. Wayne who has been visiting with friends here, left this morning for her home. Mrs. Hannah Gunsett has returned from Van Wert, Ohio, where she spent the winter with her daughters. Mrs. Robert Blackburn, who has been spending the winter in Los Angeles, Cal., is expected home about the first of May. Rev. Shirey of the anti-saloon league spoke at the M. E. church in Pleasant Mills Sunday evening in the interests of the work. Relatives here received word from McGill, Ohio, that Mrs. Will Mumma, formerly Miss Katie Signleton, of this county, is at the point of death. August E. Schlegel of Rural Route No. 10, Decatur, has enlisted as apprentice seaman at the local navy recruiting office.—Fort Wayne JournalGazette. Mrs. Verena Mazelin, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Graber and son and Miss Schwartz of near Berne transferred here this morning on their way to Ft. Wayne. Dorsey Hoagland, it is said, has developed a regular case of typhoid fever, and his condition for the past few days, remains unchanged. A trained nurse is in attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Jones and daughter, Addie, returned from Baldwin, where the last two named had spent last week the guests of Mrs. Jones' parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Frank. Mr. and Mrs. Albert R. Parker and son, Stewart Lowell, returned to their home at Cayuga after a visit h ere with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Steele, and with relatives in Ft. Wayne. Be sure to attend the white sale Wednesday and Thursday and the chicken dinner Thursday noon to be given by the Christian Laies’ Aid society in the building on Second street formerly occupied by the Bowers millinery store. Postmaster Lower has letters remaining uncalled for at the Decatur postoffice for Albert Brickner, Dennis Baker, Fred Lawson, Miss Ruth Amos, D. Ressie Wrisk, Francis Smith, Robert Picking, Mrs. Earl Purtearer, Mrs. Mattie Schlegel, Mrs. William Cutter. Mrs. D. S. Oakes of Fort Wayne returned home yesterday afternoon afternoon after attending the Evangelical conference at Berne. She stopped off at Monroe, where she was the guest of the William Graham and Charles Lammiman families, being brought to this city by automobile in time to leave on the 4 o’clock car. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Rice, who have been visiting here with relatives, left yesterday for their home at Vale, Oregon. They were accompanied by Mrs. Rice’s brother, Norman Lenhart. At the white sale of the Christian Ladies’ Aid you can get all kinds of new clothing for ladies and children. Will be given Wednesday and Thursday in the Bowers building south of interurban station by Christian Ladies’ Aid society. On Thursday there will also be a chicken dinner. The Rev. Wilbur Huffer of Liberty, Ind., a former Muncie young man. to whom a call was extended Monday evening to become the pastor of the Presbyterian church at Portland, Jias notified the church board there that he will accept. He will preach his first sermon there as the regular pastor Sunday, April 23. He has been pastor at Liberty four years. The Rev. Mr. Huffer will succeed as pastor, the Rev. S. A. Stewart, who after seven years there was recently called to the church at Rochester, Ind. The next horse sale will be held Thursday, it opening in the morning at 10 o’clock, as usual. Several horses are already l n the stable awaiting the sale and shipments are arriving hourly. There will, no doulbt, be many farmers and buyers here, the weather promising so well. The big soap sale which has been on at the Boston store for several days, is drawing the attention of many new customers to this popular store and besides disposing of the soap, means that much other merchandise is being sold also. The stunt is Indeed a good one, and no doubt one of the best pulled off in the city.

WHITE SALE AND DINNER. The women of the Christian church will hold a white sale Wednesday and Thursday and give a chicken dinner Thursday noon in the building on Second street formerly occupied by the Bowers millinery store. Everything in the white goods and clothing line will be in stock and the dinner Thursday will be an excellent one. Patronize the ladies.

A FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE fl The officers and employees of this bank strive to see that patrons always find here a friendly atmosphere. fl You are doing us a good turn when you bring business of any nature to us. We appreciate it and want you to find it pleasure to come. fl Don’t stay away because your transaction is a small one. It is the sum of the small things that makes our deposits over six hundred thousand dollars. First National Bank of Decatur

OUR EASTER SALE Only a few days more until Easter and we have just received many new things for that day. Our line of novelties cannot be duplicated in the city and we want everybody to see the latest things for their wants at the lowest prices. __ White Skirts /Zx Black Petticoats A line that is right, is not /> / large assortment to select made in small sizes, cut full from and prices way below the and styles right up to the min- JrjK i i lowest, We are offering 10 doz. ute at 98c $1.25 $1.60 ——i at the special price of . 9Sc. and sl-75. Z I v. tt Easter Special Muslin Underwear Full made Heatherbloom petti- Ladies drawers plain and some coat with a wide embroidery trimmed, sale price . . zOC flounce and wide under ruffle Ladies drawers, extra value at regular $3.50 skirt, sale price gale price 50; $2.50 " Children’s drawers at 10 25c Knit Underwear COLLARS - COLLARS St covers “’ze and Snt Plece . iec Night Gowns $1 Belts Novelties Black and white, the latest; Silk bags, very latest at . $j (elastic)2sc Leather bags 25c to |.50 — Lord Byron, collars atIO and 25c Lace Collars, extra good 2sc Laundery Collars lOfi Jabot very good ones at|Q and 25c Dutch Eollars |Of Silk bows to wear with them |O and 25 c We havn’t room enough in this paper to tell you all we have but we would like for you to come and see for yourselves. We have never been so busy as this spring and that is proof enough that we must have the goods at the right prices. Our store is chuck full of bargains and remember we do not handle seconds in any- i thing in order to make a low price but we guarantee every piece of merchandise to be just as we advertise it or your money back. STEELE cS WEAVER’S BIG RACKET STORE.

nmnnnnnn tzu □□□□□□□ n 0 -oOd I 1 OCx>I □ ■ Biggest Sale Yet H □ SATURDAY APRIL. 15th U x On the Day of this Sale wewill give away ab- g g solutely I FREE I J 1 Perfection Coal Oil Cook stove worth SIO.OO J 40 Rds. of 4 ft.high Carbonized steel fence $12.00 All Buggies, Carriages and Harness to be sold J =| atjeost. You know we do as we advertise so try g| =| and take advantage of this the greatest sale yet. H | SCHAUB, GOTTEMOLLER CO. H I I a • I 1— — —- B r-x._ I I ■ OE3OE3OEX3E3 B B d □E2BEZDC3B